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DIN connector

DIN connector: round multi‑pin electrical connectors, types and uses

Diode

DIP switch

Dipole antenna

Dipstick

Dipstick (measuring rod and test strip)

Direct memory access

Direct memory access (DMA): overview, operation, uses and considerations

DirectX

DirectX: Microsoft's multimedia and gaming application programming interfaces

Dirty bomb

Disc-detainer lock

Discogs

Discogs: community-built music database and marketplace

Dishwasher

Dishwasher (machine and occupation)

Disk buffer

Disk buffer: onboard memory in hard disk drives

Disk image

Disk partitioning

Disk partitioning: concepts, schemes, uses and best practices

Disruptive innovation

Distributed computing

Dither

Dither (noise techniques to reduce quantization error)

Diving bell

DjVu

DjVu — a compressed file format optimized for scanned documents

DK Bongos

Döbereiner's lamp

Döbereiner's Lamp: an early hydrogen lighter and catalytic ignition device

Document Object Model

Document Object Model (DOM): structure, API, history, and usage

Documentation

Documentation: purpose, types, structure, and best practices

Donkey Kong (handheld game)

Donkey Kong (Game Boy) — handheld platform reinterpretation

Donkey Kong (video game)

Donkey Kong (1981 video game)

Donkey Kong 3

Donkey Kong 3: 1984 Nintendo arcade shooter

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country (1994 video game)

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

Donkey Kong Land

Doom engine

Doom engine (id Tech 1) — architecture, history, and legacy

Doorbell

Doping (semiconductor)

Doping (semiconductor materials)

DOS

Disk Operating System (DOS): Overview, History, and Uses

Dot matrix printing

Dot-matrix printing: mechanism, history, uses, and legacy

Dota 2

dpkg

dpkg: Debian’s low-level package manager

DragonFly BSD

DragonFly BSD — a BSD operating system focused on SMP and HAMMER

Dreamcast

Sega Dreamcast: an overview of Sega's final home console

Dreamlinux

Dreamlinux — a Brazilian, Debian-based Linux distribution

Drill

Drill: types, parts, uses and history

Drupal

Drupal — Free, open-source content management system

Dry plate

Dry plate (gelatin photographic process)

Dry toilet

DSLinux

DualShock

DualShock: Sony's iconic vibration controller for PlayStation

Duck typing

Duct tape